Gwangju Mayor Candidate Kang Gijeong Accelerates 'Economic Activities'

Visit to Creative Economy Innovation Center... Investment Ecosystem Development Meeting Held

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kang Gijeong, the Democratic Party of Korea's preliminary candidate for mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, is accelerating his economic activities.

On the 5th, candidate Kang visited the Gwangju Creative Economy Innovation Center and held a meeting to foster the startup and investment ecosystem.

He met with startup stakeholders to hear firsthand voices from the field.

He reviewed the operation status and achievements of the Creative Economy Innovation Center and discussed concrete plans to realize one of his economic pledges, the establishment of a 500 billion KRW fund to support startups and investments.

There was also focused discussion on the reality that local startups have no choice but to move to the Seoul metropolitan area to attract investment, and on institutional measures to resolve this issue.

In particular, as measures to revitalize the youth startup ecosystem, they exchanged opinions on ▲establishing a one-stop startup nurturing system ▲activating region-based investment ▲operating programs to discover unicorn companies ▲strengthening safety nets for entrepreneurs.

Candidate Kang said, “A vicious cycle continues where young entrepreneurs with sufficient growth potential leave the region because they cannot receive investment, and investors hesitate to invest because there are no companies in the region. The 500 billion KRW startup fund is expected to serve as a catalyst for creating an innovative startup ecosystem.”

He added, “Please join us in preparing a concrete roadmap to implement this. If strong incentives are prepared through sufficient support and investment, unicorn companies can certainly emerge from the region.”

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